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Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 3

Conditions as of May 18, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development May 19, 2015

Weekly Provincial Summary Provincially, seeding progress in Manitoba is estimated at 72 per cent complete. By region, seeding is 70 per cent complete in the Southwest Region, 70 per cent complete in the Northwest Region, 70 to 85 per cent complete in the Central Region, 75 per cent complete in the Eastern Region and 55 to 65

Local news

2015 last summer for Canadian 4-H Museum in Roland

Museum worried about the dampness in the old 1902 brick building on Roland’s Main Street  currently housing the collection

By Lorraine Stevenson May 19, 2015

After 25 years on display inside a former Royal Bank building on Roland’s Main Street, the 4-H Museum is looking for a new home. At the end of this summer they will pack everything up, whether they have a new site to move to or not, say Roland residents tasked with finding it. It’s a

Crops, Local news

Factors affecting spring frost damage in crops

There’s frost in the long weekend forecast. Don’t panic if it it happens, advises Anastasia Kubinec, oilseed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development

By Anastasia Kubinec May 15, 2015

Don’t assume because there is frost (or snow) on the ground, that your emerging crop is dead. With the drop in temperatures in the past couple of days and the risk of frost on the May long weekend there are a few things to keep in mind if the mercury dips below 0 C. The

Red River Exhibition’s 2015 Farm Family of the Year

Dairy cattle, Local news

Red River Ex selects Farm Family of the Year

The Friesen family has welcomed many visitors to help bring public awareness of dairy farming

By Rrea Release May 15, 2015

The Red River Exhibition Association (RREA) has officially named the Friesen family of Kleefeld, Manitoba, owner/operators of Friecrest Holsteins, as the 2015 Farm Family of the Year. Ed and Kathy Friesen along with their four daughters Alyssa, Loralie, Janelle and Jocelyn have joined a distinguished list of 49 other families who have been honoured with

Forages, Local news

Green Gold Report forage conditions see light frost damage on alfalfa

Forage and grassland conditions for Eastern Manitoba as of May 11, 2015

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association May 13, 2015

This is the first release for the Green Gold program assessing forage conditions in Manitoba. Reports will be issued from various areas of the Province (Eastern, Central, Interlake, and Western) in the weeks and months ahead. Click here to view or download the full report. For more information email John McGregor, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association Extension

Country Crossroads, Local news

Stonewall student is an all-around cowboy

Tyson Salmon has developed a work ethic through involvement in the MHSRA

By Darrell Nesbitt May 13, 2015

Developing a work ethic through high school rodeo, Tyson Salmon, a Stonewall Collegiate student, has been involved in the Manitoba High School Rodeo Association (MHSRA) since 2009. He has impressed family and friends in becoming an all-around cowboy. As a rough stock competitor he has competed in bull riding, and in timed events — tie-down

Country Crossroads, Local news

Women’s Institute focuses on food literacy

Gardening, food preservation and cooking come easy to its members  so why not share those skills with others, say Woodmore WI members

By Lorraine Stevenson May 13, 2015

Last spring they planted an extra row of vegetables in their gardens to donate to food banks. This year, members of a local Women’s Institute are going an extra mile to teach others to grow their own. The Woodmore WI held the first of three planned gardening workshops last week, and hopes to bring participants

Cereals, Local news

NDSU warns Elgin wheat sales could be in violation of breeders rights

Some U.S. seedsmen may be approaching Canadians to sell them certified Elgin-ND seed

By Allan Dawson May 13, 2015

FP Genetics is the only legal source for Elgin-ND pedigreed seed in Canada and this spring all its seed is going to Western Canadian seed growers to produce certified seed for commercial production in 2016. Those who try to get seed from American suppliers are breaking plant breeders’ rights laws and face heavy penalties, warns

Crops, Local news

Program aims for best time to take first alfalfa cut

Twice weekly reports will be emailed out, including in the Manitoba Co-operator’s Daily News

By Allan Dawson May 12, 2015

Determining the optimum time to take the first cut of alfalfa is as simple as subscribing to an email, thanks to the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s (MFGA) Green Gold Program. Starting in mid-May, 15 to 20 alfalfa fields across Manitoba will be sampled twice a week and the relative feed value (RFV) calculated by

Crops, Livestock, Local news

KAP seeks members’ input on Growing Forward 3

By starting early Manitoba’s general farm organization hopes to have more influence  over the outcome than it did with Growing Forward 2

By Allan Dawson May 12, 2015

Which farm programs are working and which are not? That’s what Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) staff is asking members as it and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture prepare for Growing Forward 3, the federal-provincial framework for farm programs to take effect April 1, 2017. “We felt we needed to be as proactive as possible to

Daily Network News

ICE weekly: War news driving canola markets

War is increasing food prices, insecurity say IMF, World Bank and UN food agency

B.C. agrochemical startup gets $1.2M in federal funding